About Johan Jacob Bruun
Lived 1715 – 1789 (aged 73). Johan Jacob Bruun was a Danish painter.
Johan Jacob Bruun (30 November 1715 – 4 January 1789) was a Danish painter. Often working in gouaches, he is most known for his topographical prospects which herald the development of a Danish landscape painting.
Early life and education He was born in Slagelse in 1715, the son of Thomas Vruun (1686-1767) and Dorothea Sophia Mylius (1790-1736). His father was a councilman and the town's scribe (byskriver) and postmaster. Bruun started in an apprenticeship under the painter Johan Herman Coning and taught miniature painting.
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Who was Johan Jacob Bruun?
Danish artist (1715-1789)
When was Johan Jacob Bruun born?
Johan Jacob Bruun was born on 30 November 1715 in Slagelse.
When did Johan Jacob Bruun die?
Johan Jacob Bruun died on 4 January 1789 in Hillerød.
What was Johan Jacob Bruun's occupation?
Johan Jacob Bruun was a painter.
What nationality was Johan Jacob Bruun?
Johan Jacob Bruun was Danish.
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